Sinking of mv wilhelm gustloff the deadliest maritime disaster. The biggest maritime disaster in history was not titanic but a ship called wilhelm gustloff that sank and killed 9,343 people. Some may not be aware of a few cases named as accident since they are the accidents at sea and take place in the list, though not ordinary events of incidents. An estimated 9,000 passengers were killed in the sinking, making it the greatest maritime disaster in history. On 30 january 1945, captain hellmuth kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers. The sinking remains the worst maritime disaster in history but the titanic and other muchpublicised losses tend to shield the wilhelm gustloff from greater scrutiny.
As adolf hitler watches wilhelm gustloffs widow, hedwig gustloff, breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow christening the ship at the launch ceremony. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Wilhelm gustloff, german ocean liner that was sunk by a soviet submarine on january 30, 1945. But the circumstances of the disaster have attracted growing interest and this book by edward petruskevich is a case in point. Januar 1945 hilfe fur legion condor laube gustloff als,schwimmende kaserne sonnendeck oberes promenaden deck unteres promenadendeck. As adolf hitler watches wilhelm gustloff s widow, hedwig gustloff, breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow christening the ship at the launch ceremony. A twopart tv movie focusing on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, a german passenger ship, at the end of world war ii.
Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. It was made for television in 2008 and broadcast in this region some months ago. Joseph vilsmaier twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, a german passenger ship, at the end of world war ii. History the company was founded by fritz sauckel with approval from adolf hitler, on may 27.
The strength of the damned dont drown is its vivid survivors accounts. The gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return, ship of no return, ship of no return. This film would not have been made were it not for the simple fact that the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in january 1945 remains the greatest single maritime disaster. More than 1500 people died in this worst peacetime maritime disaster. The last voyage of the gustloff, the crimson ocean, the gustloff, the last voyage of the gustloff, the ship of no return. Joseph vilsmaiers twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff. The sinking of the wilhelm gustloff national vanguard. Pronunciation of wilhelm gustloff with 1 audio pronunciation, 1 meaning, 2 translations and more for wilhelm gustloff. I just noticed that a new movie about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff is coming out march 10th 2008. Wilhelm gustloff, which was the greatest maritime disaster. While not a secret, the incident did not receive nearly as much attention over the years as it would have had it not occurred during the last stages of a bitter war. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while evacuating german civilians, nazi officials and military personnel from gdynia gotenhafen as the red army advanced. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while evacuating german civilians, german officials, refugees from prussia, lithuania, latvia, poland, estonia and croatia and military personnel from gotenhafen gdynia as the red army advanced. This page was last edited on february 2019, at 03.
Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message board. He remained its leader from 1932 until he was assassinated in 1936. Youre a german refugee trying to escape the red army. Everyone has heard about the sinking of the titanic, and very few have heard about the sinking of the s. Dec 12, 2019 mv wilhelm gustloff was a german ship which was sank by a soviet submarine.
Set in the dying days of world war ii, the greatest catastrophe in naval history left over 9000 dead six times more than in the titanic disaster with the sinking of the german passenger ship. It is a small screen release and consists of two parts. Mar 02, 2008 joseph vilsmaiers twopart tv movie focuses on the tragic events surrounding the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff, a german passenger ship, at the end of world war ii. The last voyage of the wilhelm gustloff is a twopart german mini series. Its one of the millions of unique, usergenerated 3d experiences created on roblox. The ship is named after the former head of the swiss nazi party who was assassinated by david frankfurter on feb. On 30 january 1945, captain hellmuth kehding was in charge of the ship, evacuating wounded soldiers and civilians trapped by the red army. Wilhelm gustloff as lazarettschiffe d on the bitter cold night of january 30th, 1945, the former kdf cruise liner wilhelm gustloff, at the time serving as a barracks ship for the kriegsmarine, left from the baltic port of gotenhafen and set sail for the relative safety of the west, away from the advance of soviet forces that were converging on the region. The gustloff incident historys deadliest and mostly forgotten maritime disaster by 16 april, 2014 8 comments the german liner wilhelm gustloff was about a third of the size of the titanic, but was carrying six times as many people when she was torpedoed by a soviet sub on jan.
Wilhelm gustloff werke, nationalsozialistische industriestiftung, better known as gustloff werke or wilhelmgustloffstiftung, was a nazi german company. The sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads emarine. At 55 degrees 07 minutes north, 17 degrees 41 minutes east lies the broken and dead body of a once proud and majestic ship. Learn more about the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in this article. The worst maritime disaster of all time is the little known loss of the german liner mv wilhelm gustloff in january, 1945. Just off the coast of poland, deep beneath the icy waters of the baltic, lie the torn remains of a german ocean liner. Het is trouwens tijdens deze operatie dat het schip.
Wilhelm gustloff facts glossary vessels adolf hitler. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. In vollraths sea breezes account he states the gustloff sank at 22. Princes death in the baltic is an account of the worst maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff in january 1945. The gustloff incident historys deadliest and mostly. Wilhelm gustloff 30 january 1895 4 february 1936 was the founder of the swiss nsdapao the nazi party organisation for german citizens abroad at davos. The maiden voyage of the cruise liner gustloff, germany 1938. The accident is termed as the deadliest maritime disaster in the maritime history. You go on board onto the wilhelm gustloff, with 10,000 others. Oct 28, 2012 the sinking of wilhelm gustloff with 9400 deads. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day.
And if i had a choice of being on the titanic or the gustloff, i know damn well which id choose. Movie on wilhelm gustloff encyclopedia titanica message. Mv wilhelm gustloff was a german armed military transport ship which was sunk on 30 january 1945 by soviet submarine s in the baltic sea while evacuating german civilian refugees from east prussia, lithuania, latvia, poland and estonia and military personnel from gotenhafen as the red army advanced. By one estimate 9,400 people died, which makes it the largest loss of life in a single. The ship was named in honor of the landesleiter of the nsdap in switzerland, murdered by a jewish assassin, david frankfurter, in 1936. One of the most notorious events of world war ii was the sinking of the mv wilhelm gustloff. But it doesnt really matter, because thats not what you read this book for.
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